How to Make a Nun Costume

That’s right- a no sew, no fuss, super easy nun costume. Most of you can probably put this together with stuff you already have at home.

What you need to make an easy nun costume:

• Graduation gown (or plain black dress)
• White t-shirt
• Black fabric or black t-shirt

Start with an old graduation gown. If you don’t have one, you can probably get one pretty cheap at a thrift store. I’m pretty lucky that my husband graduated from Franciscan, so his was black. However, if your graduation robe is a different color, do a quick google image search to see if nuns come in that color- chances are there’s an order somewhere that does! Then put on a white t-shirt- but not all the way. Put your face through, but don’t pull it all the way over your head. Like so:

Then throw the sleeves behind your shoulders. Nothing too hard here. You can even see that the shirt I’m using has a small logo on it- whatever!

Then throw a piece of black fabric on top. I didn’t have any black fabric, so I folded a black t-shirt in half long ways and it worked just fine. Attach with bobby pins for extra wearability.

Then hold a rosary and try to look really “holy”.

This post might seem a bit random to you today (given that it’s not currently Halloween, All Saint’s Day, or any other day of which you think you would need a costume… YET!) But tomorrow, “N is for Nun” and you just might find this post a little more handy. I know I will!